Comments on: Ladies, what do different kinds of flowers mean to you?

By: Katherine

Katherine — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:45:19 +0000

hahahahaha to the Delphiniums and Hydrangea’s “message” LOL

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:12:16 +0000

I guess the answer comes from having tried?

By: Christy Tennant

Christy Tennant — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:38:04 +0000

Yes! Me too!

By: Christy Tennant

Christy Tennant — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:37:46 +0000

Right on!

By: Mike H

Mike H — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:51:40 +0000

Thankfully, I have a wife who thinks that flowers are a waste of money. So I don’t have to worry about it.

Anticipated objection: “Oh she’s just saying that, she really wants flowers.”
Answer: I know her, she actually doesn’t want flowers.

By: Connie Z.

Connie Z. — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:50:00 +0000

I value the flowers that say that my husband knows what I like. For me, bright colors or tulips are top priorities.

The fact that flowers die make them even more valuable to me. They are brief extravagant beauty that God chooses to create even though they die quickly.

By: MrsMK

MrsMK — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:34:52 +0000

I used to dislike crimson roses (kinda overdone), until I married my husband, and to him, he *means it* when he gives me red roses. So they are now welcomed on our anniversary and on Valentines Day as an expression of his devotion. I *heart* him!

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:15:09 +0000

The only boyfriend to ever buy me flowers bought me a pink Gerbera daisy on Valentine’s Day. (My favorite color.) I was overjoyed.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:14:27 +0000

The most enthusiastic response I’ve gotten from flowers I’ve given over the years came from an arrangement of wildflowers I’d had a florist create for me, which I wanted to include a few dandelions. The florist tried to tell me dandilions were out of season-this was July in Minnesota- but I said if they couldn’t find a few I would. To their credit, they found several, which resulted in a nice tip for them.

I think the best thing for guys to do is keep being creative! Not that it’s helped me, as I’m still single…

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:54:43 +0000

I like the one stem flowers from the buckets in the grocery store, they’re cheap, simple, and make my kitchen feel just a little bit brighter for a week.
We’re on a tight budget and I would rather enjoy $5 flowers for a week then spend $50 going out for dinner one night!

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:17:55 +0000

For me, red roses remind me of my grandfathers funeral. So red roses mean death.

By: Sarah J.

Sarah J. — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:53:03 +0000

My husband got me a dozen red tulips in the dead of winter when he proposed to me about 6 years ago. Now that is sexy! I like that he had to go through some trouble to get them. HA!

I don’t care what other people say, roses are awesome. Red roses don’t mean your guy cheated on you. When I read that, I said, “WHAT?” I carried ivory roses in my wedding. They are so classic and pretty.

Too bad I can’t have flowers at home anymore because our cat knocks over the vase and likes to munch on the petals.

Flowers don’t make me flip out with ecstasy, but I love when hubby surprises me with chocolate or jewelry. To each her own, right?

By: Janelle

Janelle — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:16:51 +0000

Ditto on flowers from Trader Joe’s!

By: tyler

tyler — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:48:31 +0000

how about Orchids?

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:29:53 +0000

Oh, so to answer your question, what it means to me? I love getting roses, tulips, peonies are my fav, but I also love to craft, so I’m apt to turn the dried petals into something.

But planting a flower garden to make our backyard more beautiful and to supply our house with flowers? That totally takes the cake.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:25:48 +0000

I totally got the best of every world in both frugality and a continual stream of roses…

My husband, an avid gardener, found a sale on knock out roses for something like $5 each a while back and planted about 15 of them in our yard. He revived them and they’ve done beautifully. Down here in Mississippi, they bloom about nine months of the year–and are still in bloom–so when one vase of blooms goes bad, he goes out to the garden and grabs a fresh batch. It’s absolutely wonderful. And it’s great to take to my daughter’s teacher, as hostess gifts, etc.

On a related note, his Christmas wish list included a worm compost bin to make fresh compost for the yard……and also worms for the bin.

By: Michelle- This One's for the Girls

Michelle- This One's for the Girls — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:34:06 +0000

Wow– I ove to get flowers of any type and any color! I can’t imagine being in a worse mood AFTER I received red roses than BEFORE. God bless someone’s husband!

That being said (and I do love red roses– or roses of any color), I know a man who just recently cheated on his wife. After the elders met with him, and he repented (oh joyous day!!!!), he gave his wife a huge bouquet of…

red roses.

Maybe there’s something to it.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:02:57 +0000

I guess that
daisy’s = simple, sweet, honest, everyday beauty
pink roses = delicate, feminine, ‘you matter’
1 single red rose = love

But I would much rather him spend time with me, doing things I (we) like to do, and just sharing life together, than to have him throw $ on flowers that will die and be thrown in the trash.

By: Jon Stepan

Jon Stepan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:07:25 +0000

Funniest. Comment. Ever

By: JonoC

JonoC — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:40:20 +0000

My wife made no beating around the rose-bush to let me know that she’d always enjoy any kind of flowers, but roses were her favourite by far. She has a a few favourite colours which I know of too, red is one of them. Knowing this is good for me, and it works well for her, because she had a somewhat frequent supply since I know they’ll always be appreciated.

I’ve gotten her red roses several times. I’ve never cheated on her.

By: andrea moriarty

andrea moriarty — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:26:52 +0000

i sure do hate the mixed grocery store bouquets that say, “last minute convenience”

prefer salmon or peach roses, or something fragrant and lasting like alstromeria or hydrangeas

By: Stephanie H

Stephanie H — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:13:57 +0000

I know, right? I’m single and have never had a significant other to give me flowers. So, maybe I’m not qualitified to answer.

But, I’d be pleased for the thoughtfulness. The heart is what matters. :)

By: Stephanie H

Stephanie H — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:10:23 +0000

ha ha! I don’t know that I’ve ever seen carnations on any Wendy’s table, but this made me laugh.

By: Lizanne

Lizanne — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:53:50 +0000

I totally agree… rather give me a note or something… http://thepittfamily.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/8-small-things-that-will-rock-your-wifes-world/

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:23:36 +0000

Wow, that’s shocking. Any flowers are better than no flowers, in my book. When did being high maintenance ever benefit anybody?